These Mobile Children Celebrate Their December Birthdays
The item profiles several children born on December 2 in Mobile and invites them to a birthday picture party at the Empire Theatre this afternoon. It urges December-born boys and girls to send full names and birthdates to the Children’s Editor at the Mobile Item two days before their birthday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
James R. J. Quinlivan
S. Broad
Charles Brown, Jr
St. Stephens
Bessie Merrill
S. Cedar St
Herman Nelson
Crichton
the Item
Empire Theatre
Social calendar notes from Mobile society events
Thursday and Friday gatherings include Friendship Club basketball, sewing circles, bridge and card parties at Settlement Home and other homes. Notables include Lady Macabees social, auctioneers meeting, and Mobile Graduate Nurses Association activities with lectures on diseases and sanitation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Friendship Club
Mothers’ Club
Alyce
Winfred Ewton
Barberan
Kemp Home
Kushla
G. K. Sossaman
Eugene King
Dexter Avenue
An Easy Way To Get Fat and Be Strong
An old advertisement promotes Sargol as a fattening and strength-building remedy. It argues most thin people fail to gain weight due to poor digestion and touts Sargol as a digestive aid that helps convert food into fat-laden blood. The copy claims enhanced absorption by stomach and intestines to nourish starved tissues.
Paris Opera Star Marguerite Beriza Debuts in Monna Vanna
Mme Marguerite Beriza of the Paris Grand Opera makes her American debut this month in Monna Vanna in Chicago. Her former husband Lucien Muratore sings the lover’s role while his present wife Lina Cavalieri sits in a box and pledges to applaud the stage lovers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mme
Marguerite Beriza
Paris Grand Opera Company
Chicago
Berita
Lucien Muratore
Lina Cavalieri
Whistler Community Notices And Local Trips
Whistler Lodge of the International Brotherhood of Blacksmiths and Helpers meets at Odd Fellows Hall Thursday night at 7. Whistler School Improvement Association holds its regular meeting at 7 in the kindergarten room of Whistler Public School. Frank Therrell Emery Pickett and James Lynch leave for a week of trapping and fishing on Chickasaw Bogue Creek. Daniel Roberts is listed on the sick list. John J. Thomas of Mobile and Ohio Railroad visits Whistler shops. William Bowen returns from Portsmouth due to his brother Lee H Bowen’s death. Peterson Strachen Rawls Jr and Henry G Peterson return from Middle River hunting and fishing with squirrels. Mrs. W J Jolley returns to Mobile after visiting. Ira H Pringle returns from Lucedale on business. Ida May Wooten returns to Mobile after visiting her cousins, the Petersons.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Whistler
Ala
Whistler Lodge
International Brotherhood of Blacksmiths and Helpers
Odd Fellows Hall
Whistle School Improvement Association
Whistler Public School
Frank Therrell
Emery Pickett
James Lynch
Chickasa Bogue
Daniel Roberts
John J. Thomas
Mobile and Ohio Railroad
Mobile
William Bowen
Portsmouth
Lee H. Bowen
Peter Peterson
Charles Strachen
Thomas H. Rawls, Jr
Henry G. Peterson
Local notes from Prichard on illness travel and workers
Mrs. M D Ferryll hosted her aunt Mrs E E Pryor on Sunday. Mrs Woodie Dixon and child returned from Montgomery and other points. The sick list includes Mrs W T Nettles and Jennie Price Dismukes. Nettles recovering from pneumonia and D H Jones back at work. M D Ferryll broke a wrist. George Goodwin and sons returned to Jackson after visiting relatives. Barker's Cotton Mill superintendent James Rountree is in New York on company business. The Allen family of Jackson visited the N Davis household. The piece ends with a remark on the uplift movement and idle praise of the Truly Good.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
D. H. Jones
M. D. Ferryll
George Goodwin
Norris
George
Willie
Jackson
Elizabeth
Mamie
Ala
W. I. Davis
Skin care remedy claims to peel discolored skin
An advertisement touts Mercorized wax as a facial treatment to peel away red and rough skin. It promises removal of chaps freckles blotches and wrinkles with daily use and water in the morning. The copy emphasizes an ounce purchase and a new, clear complexion.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Coe
Uncle Wiggily Skates With Friends At Duck Pond
Nurse Jane Fuzzy Wuzzy notices Sammie Littletail Johnnie and Billie Bushytail planning a skating request for Uncle Wiggily Longears. The rabbit gentleman agrees to watch and even slide on the ice as the youngsters skate, sharing lollypops and a friendly outing despite rheumatism.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Uncle Wiggily
Jane Fuzzy Wuzzy
Uncle Wiggily Longears
Sammie Littletail
Johnnie
Billie Bushytail
Jane
Sammie
Rabbit Boy
Billie
Squirrel Boy
Nurse Jane
Rabbit
Uncle
Uncle Wiggily Skates to Save Sammie on Ice
Uncle Wiggily and Sammie Littletail slide on a pond when Sammie trips and hurts his head. Uncle Wiggily carries him to Dr Possum as he skis in Sammie’s skates to reach help quickly. Dr Possum says Sammie will recover with medicine and care.
Hess to Make New York Home After Departure
Charlie Hess leaves Thursday evening for New York City to join his family and make the city his home. Col A N Griffin and Charles M Wright of the Mobile and Ohio are Mobile on a business trip. Harvey E Jones of the Mobile and Ohio in New Orleans on business. Judge C B McCall and R L Coxswell arrive in Mobile to examine county books.
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Annie Donavan
Mobile
New York
New Orleans
Charlie Hess
New York City
Col. A. N. Griffin
Charles M. Wright
Mobile and
Ohio
Meridian
Miss
Harvey E. Jones
Mobile and Ohio Railroad Company
C. BE. McCall
R. L. Coxswell
Mobile County
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E. D. Bondurant
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Polymnia
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W. 8. Stewart
United States
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